Watch Cynthia McKinney’s CSPAN Interview at Fiddler’s Hearth

On Sunday, September 7, CSPAN will be interviewing former Congresswoman and Green Party Presidential Candidate,Cynthia McKinney.The interview is slated to be aired at 6:30 p.m. and again at 9:30 EDT.

The Fiddlers Hearth in South Bend has agreed to tune in CSPAN on their big screen TV in the large dining area and will reserve a couple of tables for those interested in joining local Green Party members in watching the interview.

Join us starting at 6 p.m. as we listen to what McKinney has to say on important issues facing voters today.Cynthia McKinney will be a write-in candidate on this year’s election ballot in Indiana.

Please join us for a pint or a bite to eat and stay around afterwards for a discussion on steps being taken to address the St Joe County Election Board’sfailure to fully count all legitimate write-in votes in the 2006 and 2007 elections.

This is exactly the sort of thing any party other than the Republicans and Democrats are up against in trying to get their message across to voters. (Just try searching the internet for a list of all the presidential candidates-Chuck Baldwin/Constitution Party, Bob Barr/Libertarian Party, Cynthia McKinney/Green Party, John McCain/Republican Party, Barak Obama/Democratic Party and Ralph Nader/Independent-it will take you quite a bit of searching, which is why I list them here for your convenience)

Green Party members across the country organized gatherings, including the one in South Bend, to watch Cynthia McKinney’s interview on CSPAN, only to have it pre-empted by a 2 year-old gubernatorial debate.

Here’s what you can do to register your frustration with CSPAN’s decision to keep voters uninformed about one of their choices for November:

I’m not a bot, I know you care about the democracy of our government, so we need to get this done. There are 6 Presidential candidates this year all of which are qualified and capable of winning, so why are there only 2 people on the debate! Bigotry, two party bias! Let’s flood the email inbox and the phone lines with: Open the Debates.

It takes 5 mins. Please help me make a difference . Below is a script but please feel free to appropriately modify it to support your candidate .

Step one:

Call Barack Obama at 866-675-2008.
Hit 6 to speak with a campaign volunteer.
Once connected, politely deliver the following message:

Hi, my name is …

I was wondering if Senator Obama, being a believer in equal opportunity and equal rights, could insist that Cynthia Mckinney and other ballot qualified third party candidates be included in the upcoming Presidential debates?
After all, Cynthia Mckinney is on 34 state ballots.
And she’s polling well nationwide. And he could help Senator Obama challenge the corporate Republicans.
True, Cynthia Mckinney would critique Senator Obama for his corporate ties also. But isn’t that what democracy is about? Could you please leave this message for the campaign manager? Thank you.

Step two:

E-mail Janet Brown jb@debates.org, the executive director of the Commission on Presidential Debates.

Here’s a sample e-mail:

Dear Janet Brown:

Greetings. You must be busy. Preparing for the first Presidential debate this Friday. So, I won’t take much of your time. Just wanted to let you know that the American people were not born yesterday. We know the deal. Take that little private corporation that you run. Controlled by the two corporate parties. And funded by big business. For the purpose of excluding independent minded candidates. Friday, two Wall Street candidates are scheduled to be in the ring. Barack Obama and John McCain. The one candidate who represents the American people, Main Street, if you will, will be on the outside looking in. So, here’s a simple request. Drop your exclusionary restrictions. And let Cynthia Mckinney into the debates.
It will be good for your conscience. Good for the American people. (I believe it was The League of Women Voters that called your corporatized debates “campaign-trail charades devoid of substance, spontaneity, and honest answers to tough questions.”) And good for democracy. Let the American people have a real debate for once. Main Street vs. Wall Street.